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Simon John Charles Le Bon MBE (born 27 October 1958) is an English singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia . Le Bon has received three Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors , including the award for Outstanding Contribution ...
The Duran Duran frontman was recognised for his services to music and charity on Tuesday.
Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon has said he is “beyond thrilled and surprised” to be made an MBE. The British singer, 65, has become a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King ...
Dame Imelda Staunton, Heather Small, Rebecca Ferguson and Simon Le Bon are among those receiving royal honours at Windsor Castle today (Tuesday 12 November).. Staunton, who portrayed the late ...
After several early changes, the band's line-up settled in May 1980 as Rhodes, Taylor, singer Simon Le Bon, guitarist Andy Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor. [ nb 1 ] Emerging as members of the New Romantic scene, [ 8 ] [ 10 ] Duran Duran were innovators of the music video and a leading band in the MTV -driven Second British Invasion of the US in ...
As a result, singer Simon Le Bon stated that the record is "about a crazy Halloween party" and "supposed to be fun". [3] Keyboardist Nick Rhodes revealed that the project "metamorphosed through a pure, organic process" and was made faster than anything they had done ever since their debut album. He also explained that the result is something ...
[10] [11] The band changed direction with Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), a dance-driven record [12] about, in Simon Le Bon's words, "an adventure story about a little commando team". [13] Between 1984 and 1985, Duran Duran worked with Nile Rodgers on a remix of Seven 's " The Reflex " and " The Wild Boys ", and recorded the title song of ...
Singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson and ex-footballer Graeme Souness will also be recognised at the investiture ceremony.